Grow, Gather, Serve CHALLENGE!

 

The Grow, Gather, Serve CHALLENGE: Accepted and Accomplished!!!

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We are all thoroughly enjoying our wonderful new Parish Hall! Already, we have used the space for fellowship & fun, adult spiritual formation presentations, funeral receptions, outreach/service projects, youth group activities, and more.

 

While we were able to fund the building of the Parish Hall primarily through your generous contributions to the Grow, Gather, Serve capital campaign and parish reserves built up through many years of fiscal prudence, we knew that a portion of the project would likely need to be financed. As planned, last year we took on a mortgage of $252,000 as part of the overall $2.4 million cost of the Parish Hall project, which through careful management was delivered on time and within budget.

 

As we announced at the annual parish meeting on January 26, two anonymous parish families stepped up and said they would love to see our new Parish Hall be mortgage-free going forward. So, leading by example, these two households offered $100,000 EACH toward the goal of eliminating the remaining Parish Hall debt, challenging the rest of the congregation to contribute $52,000, the balance of the funds, by the beginning of Lent. 

 

Thanks to the generosity of the people of St. Alban's, we were able to burn the mortgage to the Parish Hall on Shrove Tuesday!!! We are so grateful for your support of the Grow, Gather, Serve CHALLENGE. Well done, St. Alban's!​​